In a few weeks, the Voters of California will have the opportunity of a lifetime. They will get to decide if their State is truly one that believes in Democracy, or if they are mainly Self Serving Bigots. See, Proposition 8, the move to deny civil rights to Gays in the state, will determine just whether or not people truly believe in the Order of Law, in Freedom really.

As much as the Supporters of this Racist Proposition want people to believe this is about protecting religious freedoms, it is in fact the exact opposite. It denies Gays the right to Civil Marriages, to be treated as an equal. The recent Supreme Court Ruling affirmed that but that isn’t good enough for a select religious elitists, who believe that ONLY THEIR VIEW SHOULD COUNT.

If Californians believe in a separation between Church & State, Prop 8 will be rejected, but unfortunately, it does have a chance of passing. Which makes one wonder, what is it about racism that can get so many people to blindly follow the mouthing of such hate mongers?

Bumgarner distributed handouts listing “Six Consequences if Proposition 8 Fails” that volunteers were encouraged to use as talking points. They included warnings that ministers who preach against same-sex marriage could be sued for hate speech, churches would be sued for refusing to host wedding ceremonies for gays, and that “children in schools will be taught that same-sex marriage is OK.” (source - Politico dot Com)

Truth is, the ruling does not prohibit preachers from preaching, even if it is utter bullshit. Such as that homosexuals are an abomination unto God. The right of ALL PEOPLE to enjoy the Civil Rights is essential in any Democracy, whether you agree with their lifestyle or not. That is what Freedom is all about. To support anything else, is to support Dictatorship.

People forget that America was originally colonized by people leaving Europe due to religious persecution. They left, because a sect of Religion deemed it essential that ALL BELIEVED AS THEY DID. Hence many left, to establish a Country where one could believe as they wished, live as they wished, free from the harsh dictates of ANY RELIGIOUS ORDER/DOCTRINE.

Yet here we are, in 2008, where a group of Religious Leaders want to ignore that bit of history, and FORCE THEIR WILL ON EVERYONE. That is what Proposition 8 really is about, not about protecting Marriage, but about them having Power, having THEIR WAY FORCED ON EVERYONE.

Californians - Vote For Freedom - Defeat Proposition 8

And just to point out that this proposition is Anti Religion, consider this simple truth. All segments of the Jewish Faith have accepted that Gays have a place in the Jewish Religion, and that marriage ceremonies within synagogues is not only allowed, but should be welcomed. Just as Gay Rabbis are acceptable within all segments of the Jewish Faith.

Proposition 8, if it passes, would infringe on the rights of Jews to practice their own religious beliefs.

So much for Religious Freedom.

Basically the story is about a Principle in the Memphis system, who posted publicly a list of students, due to her being fed up by their public display of affection. In addition, she notified the parents and that such outrageous behaviour wouldn’t be tolerated. Now, from the news story, it doesn’t say how many STRAIGHT COUPLES were outed, or how many of THEIR PARENTS WERE CALLED.

Though it does talk about a gay couple, who were outed. One in grade eleven, the other in grade ten, and their parents were informed.

Nicholas, an 11th grader at Hollis F. Price Middle College High School in Memphis, was allegedly named, along with his suspected boyfriend, 10th grader Andrew, on a list of couples posted by their principal, Daphne Beasley. (source)

The ACLU is supposedly taking up the case, and it makes you wonder, just what is going on with some people? I mean come, these are teenagers, and kids are cruel, when they want to be. So tell me again, how she did the right thing? Least that is the position of the School Board, and they claim she never made any reference or inference to the sexual orientation, merely named names. So let me see if I have this right, you are post names of COUPLES, and BOTH ARE MALES, but that isn’t saying they are GAY?

I wonder, is she that stupid, or are people just that homophobic in Memphis?

It is just one more clear example of why the GLBT Society can accept nothing but Marriage, in order to help erase this double standard. I don’t know, but I enjoy being able to walk hand in hand with the wife, in public. Just like any other COUPLE DOES.

This bullshit, is just that. It shows the racism that exists, and it makes you realize, if you are gay, just how Blacks must have felt when they were hounded, denied equality, simply for being different. Inter racial couples were hung, beaten, and spit upon, and yet no one seems to understand, that is how gay couples feel today, specially in America.

So a big rally with about a 1000 cheering fans in support, only goes to show you that gay bashing makes for good Republican Politics. Or is that Bigoted Politics?

OKLAHOMA CITY - More than 1,000 people attended a rally Wednesday in support of a state legislator who has been widely criticized for anti-gay remarks caught in a YouTube audio clip. (source)

I don’t get it, but hey that seems to be the Politics in the States, and yes, Up Here as well. I mean we do have Stephen Harper and his Gang of White Sheets so we can’t be smug about it. I simply fail to understand how these ‘bigots’ get elected, or how people can actually believe in GOD, and support such comments.

Gays a worse threat than Terrorists?

Like how many people have Gays killed? How many Gays have walked into crowded restaurants, nightclubs and detonated bombs? Hell, how many Gays are advocating an overthrow of the Government? Are we boycotting businesses because they donate money to charities, or support medical research?

And you have to love her claim that nations who supported homosexuality never lasted in history. Uh, someone want to remind her of the Greek & Roman Empires? Homosexual acts were quite normal, and even expected in Greek Society. It was required actually that Greek Men take younger men and teach them about sex, and it was part of the Spartan Regime as well.

So let me see, the Greek Society only lasted a few decades Sally?